This book straight up pissed me off. The first book wasn't the best thing I'd ever read, but I found it reasonably creative and enjoyable. However, reading this book totally ruined the first book for me because it just MADE NO SENSE. The first third of the book follows almost an entirely separate plot to the second two thirds, there was a clunky, lazy attempt at a love triangle, and all of the characters became indistinguishable and a complete nuisance. It's such a bummer because I felt like the story and characters, while flawed, had potential and I allowed myself to have much higher hopes for the sequel.